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Mitt Romney’s Narrow Winhttp://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/mitt-romneys-narrow-win-man-made-earthquakes-in-ne-ohio/
http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/mitt-romneys-narrow-win-man-made-earthquakes-in-ne-ohio/#commentsSat, 07 Jan 2012 01:30:33 +0000Mike Thompsonhttp://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/?p=3449This week Mike Thompson and his panelists look back at the Iowa Caucuses and look ahead in the GOP race for President. They also look Richard Cordray’s controversial new job and the drilling-induced earthquakes near Youngstown.

Panelists:

Joe Hallett (The Columbus Dispatch)

Julie Carr Smyth (The Associated Press)

Terry Casey (Republican Strategist)

Sam Gresham (Common Cause Ohio)

]]>http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/mitt-romneys-narrow-win-man-made-earthquakes-in-ne-ohio/feed/0Richard Cordray Gets a New Jobhttp://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/richard-cordray-gets-a-new-job/
http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/richard-cordray-gets-a-new-job/#commentsSat, 23 Jul 2011 00:30:52 +0000Scott Gowanshttp://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/?p=2973This week Columbus on the Record panelists discuss former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordrayâ€™s nomination as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Also: Governor John Kasichâ€™s approval rating is still sinking, even among his Republican colleagues; the Secretary of State approves referendum on SB5; and a conservative activist targets a Franklin County Medicaid office, which is now being investigated.

Richard Cordray was supposed to win re-election as Ohio’s Attorney General and then be the John Kasich challenger-in-waiting.Â Â Of course he got caught by the GOP wave and was denied an elected executive position.Â It looks like he has landed squarely on his feet.Â Â President Obama today will name CordrayÂ as the top dog at the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Cordray was already named to serve as director of enforcement for the bureau, but the president promoted him to avoid a tough confirmation battle over Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren who helped establish the agency.Â The Grove City native and former Franklin County Treasurer still faces a tough confirmation fight from Republicans who are not too keen on the agency’s role and power.

Kasich, GOP in Spat

We know John Kasich has annoyed Democrats, but he’s annoying Ohio Republicans as well.Â Last week Kasich vetoed the GOP-backed Lake Erie siphoning bill.Â Kasich said the bill needs some work to satisfy the concerns of other Great Lakes states.Â Republican State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann told The Dispatch Kasich, “Screw(ed) the business community (to) look popular.”
Now Kasich is letting a “scheduling conflict” keep him from the Ohio Republican Party’s annual dinner.Â The Dispatch’s Joe’s Hallett and Vardon report the “scheduling conflict” is symptom of an ongoing conflict between the governor and Ohio GOP head Kevin DeWine.

Drunk Driving +Stripper + ViagraÂ =Â Resignation

NPR investigates Columbus Anti-Terrorism Training.

NPR’s Dina Temple-Raston had an excellent report on 89.7 FM this morning questioning the methods of an anti-terrorism trainer who accused an unsuspecting state of Ohio employee of having ties to terrorism.Â Among those to question the accusations : Deputy hief Jeffrey Blackwell of the Columbus Division of Police who heads its homeland security effort.

Happy Birthday Senator

]]>http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/monday-round-up-new-job-for-mr-cordray-kasich-v-ohio-gop/feed/0Columbus Casino Site: Sewer Service Controversyhttp://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/farewells-and-new-appointments/
http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/farewells-and-new-appointments/#commentsFri, 17 Dec 2010 08:00:55 +0000Mike Thompsonhttp://wosu.org/2012/cotr/?p=1001This week on Columbus On The Record: The Columbus casino site has its own water, but no place to flush it. Â Columbus City Council and Franklin County Commissioners revoke agreement to extend sewer lines to the site.

Public Safety Department critic to head that agency. Red-light cameras spread in Columbus. Ted Strickland and George Voinovich say their farewells and Richard Cordray goes to Washington.

]]>http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/ohios-future-budgets-and-legislative-appointments/feed/0Kevin Boyce To Move To State Treasurer’s Officehttp://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/kevin-boyce-to-move-to-state-treasurers-office/
http://wosu.org/2012/columbusontherecord/kevin-boyce-to-move-to-state-treasurers-office/#commentsTue, 23 Dec 2008 15:30:56 +0000Mike Thompsonhttp://www.wosu.org/blogs/cotr/?p=125Governor Ted Strickland has chosen Columbus City Council member Kevin Boyce to be Ohio’s next State Treasurer.

Kevin Boyce, a member of the Columbus City Council since 2000, will replace outgoing Treasurer Richard Cordray. Cordray won the attorney general’s office in the November election.

â€œOn Columbus City Council, Kevin has been a voice for fiscal responsibility and has also served as a strong advocate for education and community safety initiatives,â€ Strickland said. â€œAs state treasurer, Kevin will provide effective and experienced management over our state dollars and also help give Ohioans the financial literacy they need to deal with these challenging economic times.â€

â€œAs treasurer, I will wisely and strategically invest our state funds to ensure good returns and, in turn, help strengthen our communities and businesses,” Boyce said. â€œI will operate the treasurerâ€™s office with the highest standards of integrity and bring the smartest minds together to meet the financial challenges before us.â€

Kevin Boyce will be the first African American Democrat to hold a nonjudicial statewide office.